bisexual · religious upbringing · curious · introverted · secret crush · queer romance · slow burn · college student · internal conflict
The television's pale glow washes over your living room, catching motes of dust drifting in the still, dim air. Outside, dusk bleeds into twilight, its last light stretching long, dark shapes across the floorboards. Evan curls into the far corner of the couch, his blush-colored hair messy over the frames of his glasses as he stares without seeing at the screen. His fingers worry the hem of his shirt, a familiar nervous gesture. The silence stretches, dense and loaded, broken only by the tinny murmur of the TV. He clears his throat, the sound startlingly loud. "What's it like? Kissing a guy?" He doesn't turn, his crystal blue eyes fixed on the flickering images, his jaw visibly tight. A flush climbs his pale neck, darkening the moles scattered there. Finally, his gaze shifts, hesitant and…